Activities of Louis MICHEL related to 2015/2051(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Preparing for the World Humanitarian Summit: Challenges and opportunities for humanitarian assistance (A8-0332/2015 - Enrique Guerrero Salom) FR
Amendments (12)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas women and children are the most vulnerable displaced persons, and for that reason often fall victim to rape and ill-treatment;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas maternal health, counselling of women rape victims, and education and schooling of displaced children are major challenges at refugee camps;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas humanitarian hospitals are often targets of terrorist attacks, whereas, in the case of the Syrian conflict, 313 attacks have been perpetrated against 227 individual medical facilities since 2011 and at least 184 of these attacks have involved the use of weapons of mass destruction such as missiles and bombs[1], whereas the security of humanitarian staff and of injured people is very often threatened, and whereas these attacks constitute a breach of international humanitarian law and a serious danger to the future of humanitarian aid; [1] Data from Physicians for Human Rights: http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/press /press-releases/syrian-government-forces- pound-health-care-system-in-idlib.html
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas humanitarian principles must be at the core of all humanitarian actions;, such as the basic rules of international humanitarian law and the human rights provided for by the Geneva Conventions and the additional protocols thereto, must be at the core of all humanitarian actions; whereas the protection of displaced persons must be guaranteed unconditionally and whereas aid independence, i.e. aid that is free from any political, economic or security considerations or any type of discrimination, must prevail;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas 80% of EU international humanitarian assistance is concentrated in man-made crises that require essentially political and not only humanitarian solutions; whereas poverty and vulnerability to crises are intrinsically linked, emphasising the need to address the underlying causes of crises, to build resilience, to reinforce capacity for adapting to natural disasters and climate change and to meet the long-term needs of affected people; whereas the consequences, such as migration and refugee challenges, will be even greater unless the root causes are addressed and there is better linkage between humanitarian and development cooperation assistance;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that, in order to be meaningful, the WHS outcome document should include a five-year roadmap for the development and operationalisation of the political commitments undertaken, including an intergovernmental monitoring and accountability framework, an assessment of the organisations’ practices and an impact assessment;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Condemns the frequent terrorist attacks on humanitarian hospitals and protection officers;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Expresses its concern about the rape of women, girls and infants in conflict situations and refugee camps, recalls that rape has become a weapon of war in the hands of rebel groups, and that it destroys any prospect of physical, psychological and moral survival and integration into society;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Urges that combating the new forms of war crime, such as rape of women, girls and infants, be made a priority of humanitarian action;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Expresses its concern about the education and schooling of children in refugee camps, and calls on the European Union and all international actors to increase capacities for providing schooling in refugee camps;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Condemns countries, both members and non-members of the EU, which breach the principles of ‘failure to render assistance’ and ‘non-refoulement’ applicable to displaced population groups;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Union and all international actors to improve techniques for providing humanitarian assistance, particularly by supplying mobile laboratories to combat infectious disease epidemics, improving methods of distributing emergency aid – taking account of the most vulnerable groups – and improving hygiene and emergency sanitary infrastructure;